The Pride (play)

The Pride
The Pride
Written by	Alexi Kaye Campbell
Characters	3 male, 1 female (all doubling)
Date premiered	2008 ; Royal Court Theatre, London
Original language	English
Genre	Drama

The Pride is a British drama by Alexi Kaye Campbell that counterpoints two parallel love stories.

Productions[]

In 2008 The Pride premiered at the Royal Court Theatre to critical acclaim, winning the Laurence Olivier Award under the direction of Jamie Lloyd and starring Bertie Carvel, J. J. Feild and Lyndsey Marshal.^[1] ^[2]

It made its US premiere Off-broadway in the MCC Theater production at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in February 2010 starring Hugh Dancy, Andrea Riseborough and Ben Whishaw and directed by Joe Mantello.^[3]^[4] The play was nominated for the 2010 Drama League Award, Outstanding Production of a Play and 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play.^[5]

In 2011, the play made its Japanese premiere in Theatre Project Tokyo production at d-soko theatre in Tokyo, starring Takamasa Suga, Erika Mabuchi, Makiya Yamaguchi and Ayumi Tanida, directed by Eriko Ogawa.[1]

In 2012 The Pride made its Australian debut at Red Stitch Actors Theatre, starring Lyall Brooks, Ben Geurens and Ngaire Dawn Fair under Gary Abrahams' direction.

The play was revived in London at Trafalgar Studios in 2013.^[6]

The play was produced in Seoul, South Korea at the Art One Theater in 2014, directed by Kim Dong-yeon.^[7]

Cast and characters[]

Character	Original Cast, 2008	Original New York Cast, 2010	Original Australian Cast, 2012	Revival London Cast, 2013	Original Korean Cast, 2014
Director	Jamie Lloyd	Joe Mantello	Gary Abrahams	Jamie Lloyd	Kim Dong-yeon
Philip	J. J. Feild	Hugh Dancy	Lyall Brooks	Harry Hadden-Paton	Lee Myung-hang Jung Sang-yun
Oliver	Bertie Carvel	Ben Whishaw	Ben Geurens	Al Weaver	Oh Jong-hyuk Park Eun-suk
Sylvia	Lyndsey Marshal	Andrea Riseborough	Ngaire Dawn Fair	Hayley Atwell	Kim So-jin Kim Ji-hyun
The Man/Peter/The Doctor	Tim Steed	Adam James	Ben Prendergast	Mathew Horne	Kim Jong-gu Choi Dae-hun

References[]

^ "The Pride Royal Court" royalcourttheatre.com, retrieved 12 June 2019
^ Spencer, Charles. " 'The Pride' at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs" Telegraph, 2 December 2008
^ Fullerton, Krissie. "PHOTO CALL: 'The Pride' Opens Off-Broadway" Playbill, February 17, 2010
^ "Due to Ticket Demand, MCC Extends The Pride by One Week" broadway.com, 17 February 2010
^ " 'The Pride' Off-Broadway" Internet Off-Broadway Database, retrieved 12 June 2019
^ "Theatre of the week: 'The Pride', Trafalgar Studios, London SW1" Independent, 30 August 2013
^ Kwon Mee-yoo. " 'The Pride' counterpoints sexual minority in 1950s and 2010s" Korea Times, 29 September 2014

External links[]

[1] "The Pride Royal Court" royalcourttheatre.com, retrieved 12 June 2019

[2] Spencer, Charles. " 'The Pride' at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs" Telegraph, 2 December 2008

[3] Fullerton, Krissie. "PHOTO CALL: 'The Pride' Opens Off-Broadway" Playbill, February 17, 2010

[4] "Due to Ticket Demand, MCC Extends The Pride by One Week" broadway.com, 17 February 2010

[5] " 'The Pride' Off-Broadway" Internet Off-Broadway Database, retrieved 12 June 2019

[6] "Theatre of the week: 'The Pride', Trafalgar Studios, London SW1" Independent, 30 August 2013

[7] Kwon Mee-yoo. " 'The Pride' counterpoints sexual minority in 1950s and 2010s" Korea Times, 29 September 2014

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